Name: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Duration: 2 h 6 min

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

2hr 6m

2hr 6m
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Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director: John Huston

Producer: Henry Blanke, Jack L. Warner

Writer: John Huston, B. Traven

Release Date: Jan 24, 1948

Runtime: 2hr 6m

Synopsis

Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.

Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Walter Huston
Tim Holt
Bruce Bennett
Barton MacLane
Alfonso Bedoya
Arturo Soto Rangel
Manuel Dondé
José Torvay
Margarito Luna

Did You Know?

Trivia

The little boy who sells Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) the portion of the winning lottery ticket is Robert Blake (of "Little Rascals" and Baretta (1975) fame).

Goofs

When Howard and Curtin pursue Dobbs, they pass a "dead" donkey left by Dobbs. The donkey is breathing and the ropes used to tie its legs are visible.

Quotes

- [Howard eats, while Dobbs and Curtin snooze]
- Howard: Hey you fellas, how 'bout some beans? You want some beans? Goin' through some mighty rough country tomorrow, you'd better have some beans.

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Universal acclaim based on 60 Reviews

100

The movie has never really been about gold but about character, and Bogart fearlessly makes Fred C. Dobbs into a pathetic, frightened, selfish man -- so sick we would be tempted to pity him, if he were not so undeserving of pity.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is as enduring a classic as has ever come out of Hollywood, and arguably among the greatest, but the film is admittedly not without its share of rough spots.

Rob Humanick

Slant Magazine

100

Like The Searchers, this is so brilliant that the only real effect of the other versions is to make you want to watch the original again.

David Parkinson

Empire

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